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Birol Ünel
Actor
Born August 18, 1961Died September 3, 2020 (59 years)
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Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961) was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.
Ünel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory.
Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akın's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.
His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film Hırsız var! in 2005.
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Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961) was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. His name, "Birol", means "unique" in Turkish.
Ünel was born in Mersin in southern Turkey. In 1968, his family moved to Brinkum near Bremen in Germany. He studied acting at Hanover Conservatory.
Ünel began as a theatre actor at the Berliner Tacheles where he played the lead and also directed the play "Caligula". Ünel made his film debut in 1988's The Passenger. He played a private detective in the film Dealer which he followed up with a role in Fatih Akın's Im Juli. Birol then acted in the award winning Gegen die Wand as Cahit Tomruk. He won the German film prize for best actor for this role.
His latest films have been Transylvania, Seven Heroes and Soul Kitchen. Ünel also acted in the hit Turkish film Hırsız var! in 2005.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Birol Ünel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 2018 | Hürkus: Göklerdeki Kahraman · as İvan |
| 2016 | Falling · as Aslan |
| 2016 | Plan B · as Hausmeister |
| 2016 | Back to Nothing · as Kongo |
| 2015 | I'm Off Then · as Americo |
| 2015 | Grand Family (TV Series) · as Teoman |
| 2013 | Before Snowfall · as Greek Soldier |
| 2012 | Looking for Eimish · as Lupô |
| 2011 | Sleepless Night · as Yilmaz |
| 2011 | Brasch - Das Wünschen und das Fürchten · as Speaker |
| 2009 | Soul Kitchen · as Shayn Weiss |
| 2008 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber · as Gansar |
| 2007 | The Unpolished · as Axel |
| 2007 | Beneath the Rooftops of Paris · as Bruno |
| 2007 | Strangers · as Cast |
| 2006 | Valerie · as Jaro |
| 2006 | House of the Sleeping Beauties · as Herr Gold |
| 2006 | Transylvania · as Tchangalo |
| 2005 | Crime.de (TV Series) · as Herr Weiß |
| 2005 | Robbery Alla Turca · as Pamir |
| 2004 | Time of the Heart · as Demir |
| 2004 | Head-On · as Cahit Tomruk |
| 2003 | King of Thieves · as Birol |
| 2002 | Blackberry · as Sylvester |
| 2002 | Inspektor Rolle (TV Series) · as Tschokan Bischkek |
| 2001 | Die Kumpel (TV Series) · as Erol |
| 2001 | My Mother · as Hasan |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates · as Politruk |
| 2001 | Planet Alex · as Milan |
| 2000 | Einsatz in Hamburg (TV Series) · as Hausmeister |
| 2000 | In July · as Club Doyen |
| 2000 | Auslandstournee · as Osman |
| 1999 | The Puma - a fighter with a heart (TV Series) · as Bernd Schlegel |
| 1999 | Stille Nacht - Heilige Nacht · as Günther |
| 1999 | Unknown Friend · as Moritz |
| 1999 | Delta Team - Auftrag geheim! · as Ali |
| 1999 | Dealer · as Erdal |
| 1998 | Frankfurt - Millennium · as Mustafa |
| 1998 | 2000 seen by... An international collection (TV Series) · as Mustafa |
| 1998 | The Clown (TV Series) · as Cosmo Nunnari |
| 1998 | Tierarzt Dr. Engel (TV Series) · as Siggi Kirchlechner |
| 1997 | Schimanski (TV Series) · as Pele |
| 1997 | Todesspiel · as Zohair Y. Akache Aka 'captain Mahmoud' |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | SK Babies (TV Series) · as Bruno Cutonio |
| 1996 | Alarm for Cobra 11 (TV Series) · as Harkan Bülent |
| 1995 | Balko (TV Series) · as Achim Koch |
| 1994 | Doppelter Einsatz (TV Series) · as Necmettin Öcalan |
| 1994 | Die Stadtindianer (TV Series) · as Killer |
| 1992 | Mau Mau · as Schulte |
| 1989 | A Wopbobaloobop a Lopbamboom · as Cast |
| 1988 | |
| 1984 | Der Fahnder (TV Series) · as Nick Peters |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Klaus |
| 1980 | Auf Achse (TV Series) · as Kemal |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Rico Baumann |